Kaplan & Sadock's Concise Textbook of Clinical Psychiatry
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ISBN: 1496345258 / Publisher: LWW, April 2017
Compact and easy to use, Kaplan & Sadock's Concise Textbook of Clinical Psychiatry, Fourth Edition is an authoritative, affordable text that provides must-know information in clinical psychiatry. Containing the most relevant clinical material from the best-selling Kaplan and Sadock’s Synopsis of Psychiatry, Eleventh Edition , it offers step-by-step guidance on the clinical examination, the psychiatric report, medical assessment of the psychiatric patient, laboratory tests, and signs and symptoms, as well as all psychiatric and substance-related disorders, with special chapters on children, adolescents, and the elderly. It also covers special topics such as emergency psychiatry, forensic psychiatry, ethics, and palliative and end-of-life care.
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<div>Compact and easy to use, <b>Kaplan & Sadock's Concise Textbook of Clinical Psychiatry, Fourth Edition</b> is an authoritative, affordable text that provides must-know information in clinical psychiatry. Containing the most relevant clinical material from the best-selling <i>Kaplan and Sadock’s Synopsis of Psychiatry, Eleventh Edition</i> , it offers step-by-step guidance on the clinical examination, the psychiatric report, medical assessment of the psychiatric patient, laboratory tests, and signs and symptoms, as well as all psychiatric and substance-related disorders, with special chapters on children, adolescents, and the elderly. It also covers special topics such as emergency psychiatry, forensic psychiatry, ethics, and palliative and end-of-life care.<br>Key Features:<ul><li>Provides concise but thorough coverage of the entire field of clinical psychiatry, including biologic, psychologic, and sociologic factors in health and disease.</li><li>Contains real-world case histories throughout.</li><li>Includes thorough updates and revisions throughout, all consistent with the DSM-5.</li><li>Features new and extensively revised coverage of childhood disorders, gender dysphoria, issues affecting LGBT persons, reproductive medicine, physician-assisted suicide, PTSD, the effects of terrorism and torture, and much more.</li><li>Includes new chapters on public psychiatry and world aspects of psychiatry, as well as a new section on brain stimulation methods.</li><li>Features a unique, comprehensive glossary of psychiatric signs and symptoms, new to this edition.</li></ul>Your book purchase includes a complimentary download of the enhanced eBook for iOS, Android, PC & Mac.<br><br><i>Take advantage of these practical features that will improve your eBook experience:</i><br><ul><li>The ability to download the eBook on multiple devices at one time — providing a seamless reading experience online or offline</li><li>Powerful search tools and smart navigation cross-links allow you to search within this book, or across your entire library of VitalSource eBooks</li><li>Multiple viewing options offer the ability to scale images and text to any size without losing page clarity as well as responsive design</li><li>The ability to highlight text and add notes with one click</li></ul></div>
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